Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-29
ABOUT WASHINGTON.

ADUUl w AOllNUlON.
| MATTERS OF ESPECIAL INTEREST TO THE
MOUNTAIN STATE
Wss! Vrginia's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES KsDna
and Faulkner Looking After the Interests of
Their Constituents -BuLtermilk jim Wants
Back Into the Fold.
Special Telegram 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 2S.-There
have been quite a number of prominent
West Virginisns in the city during the
past few days. Ex-senator Camden came
over from Baltimore Wednesday, where
he had been TO attend the meeting OF the
Directors OF the West Virginia Railroad
Company, in the Office Of ex-senator Davis.
He met here Senators Kenna and Faulk-
ner, and made few calls on some Of the
more prominent West Virginia officials in
the Departments. Mr.. Faulkner was
around trying to get AL appointment or
two, and Mr.. Kenna WAS attending to
other business in the Departments and
making preparations for his winter resi-
dence here.
Kenna is one Of the most pro-
voking secretive men from West Virginia,
and if newspaper man gets on to his busi-
ness 1T is usually By accident. Still he is
one of the most Obliging and apprOachable
members Of the U, S. Senate.
John 7. McGraw, collector OF internal
revenue, was also here for couple of days,
but his business, be said, was
ENTIRELY OF A PRIVATE
and not OF an official nature McGraw is
a frequent visitor TO Washington and is
here two or three times a month, when be
spends couple of days and nights each
visit. Some people profess TO surmise the
object OF his frequent visits to Washington,
but the REGISTER represen tative is not
going to give him away"
Congressman Nathan GOff has also been
here for two or three days. He is another
of the agreeable mysterious class. He was
ACCOM- Dpanleu Dy MS son.
C. H. Fitch, an old Wheeling compost
tor, who was appointed to a position i'll the
| Government Printing Office about a year
ago, has been dismissed He says he does
not know iOr what reason he was given his
walking papers. He was appointed
through the influence of Commissioner
Miller, Of the Revenue Bureau.
N.Rc APPOINTMENTS
John P. McKeever, of Hardy county,
| W. Va has been appointed Storekeeper
and Guager by the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue McKeever will be located
in the Hardy county section to look after
the fruit brandy interests for the Revenue
Department.
The Postmaster General has prepared q
list Of Presidential pOstmasters in the
United States, who are still Republicans,
and whose commissions expire during the
two first months Of the coming session of
Congress. Only one of these is in West
| Virginia and that is in the Moundsville
office, where Maria l.. Cans is postmis-
tress Her commission will expire on De-
cember Goth next.
NOW Is THE TINE
| for those ambitious to succeed Miss Cans
TO begin working up their cases. 1t is an
| ticipated that because Miss Cans is lady,
an effort will be made to have her reap
pointed, but it is not probable that she
will be, for the reason she has held the
| position for long time, and, 1t might be
added has made a very coed postmaster.
Alex. w. Childress has been commits
stoned postmaster at Elmo, W. Va.
The REGISTER representative met ex
| Senator II. 4. Davis In Baltimore Wednes-
day, when Mr.. Davis expressed the opinion
that the President would transfer Post
master General Villas to be Secretary Of the
Interior in the event that Secretary Lamar
is appointed to the vacancy on the United
States Supreme Court bench, and that
First Assistant Postmaster General A. E.
Stevenson would be promoted to the posi-
ton of Postmaster General. However,
Mr.. Davis said that this was not altogether
certain, as Nothing was certain with
Cleveland.
The friends of Mr.. Camden say that he
appears to be in more contented frame
of mind now, than at any time during
his term as U. s. Senator. They say he is
making
LOTS OF MONEY,
aud they think he is really glad now that
he is comparatively out of politics. Mr.
Davis also says that he has no ambition to
get back into public life. He says that he
has more business now than be wants to
attend to, and he is endeavoring to dis
pose of some of it, rather than seek any ad-
dItional responsibilities.
Both Mr.. Camden and Mr.. Kenna called
at the House on Wednesday and saw the
President, hut whether their call had any
special significance Of interest to West Vir-
ginia is not known.
Pensions have been issued to Elizabeth
Mealy, of Knowls Creek, and J. H. Spen-
Ger, of Sturms Mills, W. Va.
A pension has been granted to Virginia
| HOPKINS of Elizabeth, w. Va. She is the
widow of Oakley Hopkins, who served in
the Mexican war. She will receive So per
month, dating from the passage of the
Mexican pension bill.
The pension of James Earl, of Hunting
ton, w. Va, has been increased.
Capt. J. H HasSler, appointment clerk
of the Interior Department, who has been
i'll at his home in West Virginia, is expect
ed to return to Washington on November
lst and resume his official duties.
Col. E. W. s. Moore, formerly of Fair
mont, W. Va, and who is associated with
ex-senator Davis in Baltimore, has given
up his residence in West Virginia, and is
now citizen and a voter in the Monu
mental City, and on Wednesday voted the
Republican Democratic Reform Mug
| wnmnn ticket In the ward in which he is